When/Where this event took place (2 pts) Brooklyn, New York
Who was involved? (3 pts) Branch Rickey
Jackie Robinson
MLB players
What happened during this event (2-4 sentences) (4 pts) nothing really happened during this event.It was just Jackie going into the sport and making history
What is the significance of this event on the Civil Rights Movement? (4-5 sentences) (8 pts) Jackie Robinson was the first black guy to play in the major leagues. Branch Rickey, the Brooklyn Dodgers Manager, thought he would start a new revolution in baseball and sign Jackie to his team. Rickey said that race doesnt matter one bit to him and he signed Jackie as a second baseman. Jackie was also a four- sport man who played in UCLA.
On a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high) how great of an impact do you think this event had on the Civil Rights Movement? (Explain your reasoning in 4-5 sentences) (8 pts) Well starting off it was a (10) because he broke the color barrier in sports. He started the next revolution in sports for everyone. If he didnt then nobody else would have. Plus was elcected to the Hall Of Fame his first year of eligibility.
Jackie Robinson
When/Where this event took place (2 pts)
Brooklyn, New York
Who was involved? (3 pts)
Branch Rickey
Jackie Robinson
MLB players
What happened during this event (2-4 sentences) (4 pts)
nothing really happened during this event. It was just Jackie going into the sport and making history
What is the significance of this event on the Civil Rights Movement? (4-5 sentences) (8 pts)
Jackie Robinson was the first black guy to play in the major leagues. Branch Rickey, the Brooklyn Dodgers Manager, thought he would start a new revolution in baseball and sign Jackie to his team. Rickey said that race doesnt matter one bit to him and he signed Jackie as a second baseman. Jackie was also a four- sport man who played in UCLA.
On a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high) how great of an impact do you think this event had on the Civil Rights Movement? (Explain your reasoning in 4-5 sentences) (8 pts)
Well starting off it was a (10) because he broke the color barrier in sports. He started the next revolution in sports for everyone. If he didnt then nobody else would have. Plus was elcected to the Hall Of Fame his first year of eligibility.
Three Images (3 pts)
Sources (2 pts)WIKIPEDIA.COM